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Three options for new commissioner districts to be considered by residents By Darin Moriki

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Mountain Range’s Alexander Dooley competes in the pole vault during the Maxine Ehrman Invitational April 20 at the 5 Star North Stadium. See Sports Page 22 Photo by Jonathan Maness

Cities urged to keep cap levels Cap limit for jail inmates lifted, but capacity the same says sheriff By Darin Moriki

dmoriki@ourcoloradonews.com The municipal jail cap that restricted the number of inmates that could be sent to the Adams County jail may be lifted, but Sheriff Doug Darr said it may be at least another year before city officials can begin to send more inmates. “We have been operating in an unreasonable environment for some time now, and we have a responsibility to fix that,” Darr said. “I’m not trying to be difficult for anyone, but I do intend to make sure that it is a relatively safe environment for people who work and live there.” The jail cap, which was repealed by the Adams County commissioners during their April 15 public meeting, previously stood at 30 and were divided among nine municipalities based upon population. The inmate cap, set by Darr, was: Thornton, eight; Westminster, five; Aurora and Commerce City, four a piece;

Northglenn and Brighton, three each; and one each for Federal Heights, Arvada and Bennett. “I would say that removing the municipal cap is the fair thing to do and helps maintain the good partnership we have had with our Adams County partners,” District 3 Commissioner Erik Hansen said in a text message following the jail cap’s repeal. Darr said the repeal, however, does not necessarily solve the past budget cuts and staffing losses due to attrition and military deployments— two key factors that, he said, ultimately led to the jail cap’s creation by the sitting Board of County Commissioners more than a year ago. County Administrator Jim Robinson said the sheriff’s office has been authorized to hire 13 deputies to fill jail positions that are or will become vacant in the coming months by using vacancy savings that were built into this year’s budget. Darr, however, said the initial approval for the hires came in October 2012 after his department was required to submit its budget in August 2012. To address this issue, Darr said he submitted a $567,000 to $568,000 supplemental budget request to make the funds available for the second-half of this year, which would be used to train, outfit and compensate the hired deputies. Those positions, he said, are only intended to ensure that the two housing units

open right now operate at a safe level. Darr said the sheriff’s office is currently in the process of selecting new deputies, who must then undergo 22 weeks of academy training and an additional 11 to 18 weeks of field and officer training based upon their progress and assignments. In all, Darr said it will take at least another year before newly hired deputies can begin their new assignments. “The commissioners intended to allow municipal prisoners to come into the jail, and I’m supportive of that. I don’t have a problem with that at all particularly when it comes to those more serious offenders,” Darr said. “I didn’t cause these problems out here, I didn’t cut the budget and the staffing, I didn’t create the hiring restrictions, and I didn’t create the daily per diem fee. It was all done by somebody else but I found myself having to deal with the consequences of all of it, and the consequences are going to carry on for a while until such time that we can be better staffed.” Darr said part of those consequences will be asking cities to continue sending inmates to the jail based upon prior capped levels until additional staffing is available. The jail cap, he acknowledged, has caused some ire among city officials, but Darr said he cannot and will not open any more housing units in the jail until adequate staffing is available.

Adams County officials are seeking public input in an effort to guide the redefinition of the county’s commissioner districts following the passage of a voter-approved measure that will increase the number of sitting commissioners from three to five. The measure, which would add another two members to the Adams County Commissioners board by 2016, was approved by 57.34 percent of county voters in the 2012 general election, according to the Adams County Clerk and Recorder’s website. In the second part of the ballot question, which prompted voters to determine how Adams County commissioners should be elected, the option to have five at-large commissioners elected by county residents was approved by 57.5 percent of county voters. In all, County Planning Director Abel Montoya said the county has formulated a total of three redistricting map options for residents to consider during four public meetings that will be held in unincorporated Adams County, Commerce City, Thornton and Bennett. The comments, Montoya said, will then be gathered by county staff and shared with the commissioners during two public meetings that will be held at the Adams County Government Center in Brighton. After considering the public’s input, the final map will be selected by the commissioners on June 26. One of the map options, Montoya said, follows the block level for county precincts as closely as possible, while another mirrors the state House district maps that were affirmed by the state Supreme Court in 2011. The third option, he said, tries to use historical patterns as well as past blocklevel precincts and state House district data. “Two of the maps follow the U.S. Census Bureau data from 2010 down to the block level and that’s the most precise you can get, and one of the maps does not follow block level but rather follows a greater level of information as far as size,” Montoya said. In all, three commissioner seats will be up for election or re-election in 2014. One of those seats, Montoya said, will be for a two-year term instead of the customary four-year term to comply with state statues that require the terms for Districts continues on Page 20

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Democracy makes for a long, tiring slog There’s an episode of “The Simpsons” where Homer ends up wandering through a desert in the middle of a hot-chile-pepper-induced hallucination. Homer, confused by his surroundings and the seemingly endless landscape around him, comes across a tortoise that’s leaving a message behind it in the sand as it walks that reads: Follow the tortoise. Homer does so, before becoming frustrated by the tortoise’s tortoise-like pace. He then gives the reptile a gentle kick in its rear in hopes of getting it to move faster. “Get moving you stupid ...,” Homer says. “When I’m kicking you that means hurry up!” Homer ends up losing his patience and boots the tortoise across the desert. As a reporter who covers the Colorado General Assembly every day, I can relate to Homer’s anguish. This year’s legislative session may be winding down, but as each day passes, it just feels like I’m following a slow-moving tortoise clumsily through the sand. The days go on forever. And sometimes, in the middle of an eight-hour hearing, I get into one of those Homer-like moods where I just wanna kick the proverbial tortoise across Denver’s Colfax Avenue and scream, “Hurry up!” It’s been controversial bill after controversial bill this session. And debate over each one of them seems to go on and on and on .... And when one bill is finally put to bed after several hours of debate, there’s another one right behind it to take its place.

It’s like throwing a single starfish back into the ocean after hundreds of others have washed up on the shore. But I guess I do take some solace in knowing that my exhaustion is not unique. Lawmakers are feeling the pain, too. And they’re doing their best to get through the long days. “I’m still trying to figure out if I came just in time or at a horribly wrong time,” quipped freshman Rep. Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City. “The jury is still out on that one.” Moreno said he barely has time to check in with his loved ones anymore. “I get phone calls from my family saying, ‘Hey, we haven’t seen you in a couple of weeks. Just wondering if everything is OK,’” he said. “That’s funny because I live a block away from my parents.” Seasoned lawmakers like Rep. Amy Stephens, R-Monument, a former House majority leader, said the key to getting through this marathon-like session is working out whenever she can, gobbling antioxidants, and avoiding unnecessary nights out on the town. “Some people, they’re out every night, and they can get up and go to work every

day,” she said. “And I marvel and just go, ‘OK, more props to you.’ That’s not me. You learn over time how to pace yourself, (and understand) what you can and can’t do.” The daily grind affects people differently. For instance, freshman Democratic Rep. Steve Lebsock of Thornton said he “feels good” right now, but admits to having gained about 15 pounds since the start of the session. Meanwhile, Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a freshman Democrat from Lakewood, made it sound like the long days are no big deal. “I’m surprised to hear that it’s not usually like this,” she said, adding that, compared to her previous jobs in politics, “this is the most time off I’ve ever had in my life.” Another thing I’ve noticed during my conversations with lawmakers about the jammed calendar is that Democrats’ moods seems to be a heck of a lot better than Republicans. The Dems are in charge, and their brutal bill schedule of controversial gun-control, education and elections legislation is leaving Republicans tired and frustrated. “This is the worst I’ve ever seen,” said Rep. Carole Murray, R-Castle Rock, of Democrats’ efforts of non-stop legislative action. “There’s so many important bills being crammed through a single session. I just don’t get the point. I mean, it’s not very smart. It ends up (that) we’re not passing very good laws. It’s all about a particular party’s agenda, rather than the people’s work.” Stephens shares in Murray’s angst.

ACED honored for business attraction efforts By Darin Moriki

dmoriki@ourcoloradonews. com Adams County Economic Development is gaining statewide recognition after the Economic Development Council of Colorado recognized the countybacked nonprofit as the “Large Community of the Year” for 2012. “This award recognizes and honors Adams County for its regional collaboration projects, major business attraction efforts within innovative industries and targeted job attraction and retention plans,” U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter said in a April 9 letter addressed to ACED President and Chief Executive Officer Barry Gore. “Your dedication and hard work to Adams County is extraordinary.” ACED officials say the award, which is only given to a single organization in the state among all others with a population exceeding 20,000 residents, culminates years of work dedicated

to several large development projects, including Spaceport Colorado and the former ASARCO site along Interstate 70 and Vasquez Boulevard. “It’s a huge honor,” ACED Senior Vice President Tricia Allen said. “We’ve been trying to win that award for probably five or six years now, so we were really excited when we found out that we were getting that award.” Allen said the ASARCO remediation and redevelopment project alone dates back to 2003, when the Tucson, Ariz.-based mining, smelting and refining company was engaged in several environmental pollution lawsuits and in the process of filing for bankruptcy. The site, which sits on 77-acres of prime real estate along the cusp of the Adams and Denver County boundary, is halfway through the remediation process and will be completely clean and ready for development in about a year and a half. The economic development organization was also recog-

nized for its extensive involvement in Spaceport Colorado at Front Range Airport in Watkins, which has drawn federal and local support for the multi-year project to bring commercial space transportation, research and development to the Front Range. The airport, which would operate as a horizontal flight spaceport, is currently in the spaceport licensing process and undergoing two environmental and operational feasibility studies. The Economic Development Council of Colorado also lauded ACED’s efforts to organize last year’s inaugural Adams County Connects event, which was hosted by several Adams County cities and business retention programs to provide value to the existing business community. “Based on that award, it seems like we’re moving in the right direction and our peers acknowledge that we’re doing some major, major projects and being successful here in Adams County,” Allen said.

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“I have never seen such an overreach,” she said. “We’re talking wholesale changes. Not just one or two, we’re talking bill after bill (of 50- to 100-page legislation). It’s no wonder we’re exhausted. “It’s really poor management of the calendar.” Hand it to Stephens, though. Because she was honest when I asked her if her party would do the same thing, if the roles were reversed. “You bet,” she said. “If we had all three chambers, I’d be undoing all this (stuff ). He who wins gets to decide the rules. Having been the majority leader, I get it.” So, do Democrats believe that their work will be rewarded in 2014? “You may not agree with everything we’re doing, but you can’t say we’re not doing anything,” Moreno said. “These are the types of policies and laws that the people of Colorado have been waiting for, for a long time.” I fully expect that the remaining days of the session are going to be long and that there’s going to be more than a few times when I’ll want to pull a Homer and find a tortoise to kick around. But, I suppose this year’s session is just an example of democracy in action. As Homer might say, “Lousy, stupid democracy.”

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Firefighter labor bill heads back to Senate House amendments may not be enough to avoid veto By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com A bill that seeks to expand labor rights for firefighters has passed the Colorado House, and has headed back to the Senate — where it passed earlier — for approval of amendments. But the ultimate question is whether the amendments will be enough to please Gov. John Hickenlooper, who threatened to veto the bill earlier this session. Senate Bill 25 passed the House on April 19, following a party-line vote of 35-28. Democratic Rep. Claire Levy of Boulder joined all Republicans in opposing the bill. The current version of the bill — which was amended after Hickenlooper expressed concerns in February — would allow firefighters across the state to be able to have discussions on job safety issues, regardless of whether municipalities prohibit collective bargaining. That’s a change from the original bill that passed the Senate earlier this legislative session, which would have guaranteed bargaining rights on compensatory matters, such as salary. The bill also requires any county or municipality to put labor rights issues on the ballot, so long as an employee group receives approval from 75 percent of its workers to form a union that seeks collective bargaining rights on matters such as salary. The bill’s sponsors argue that the legislation does not mandate collective bargaining. They say the bill prohibits strikes and provides a ballot process for local control. Republicans argue that the bill usurps the authority of local governments to make bargaining rights decisions on their own.

“It’s an overreach of power,” said Rep. Kathleen Conti, R-Littleton. “If you’re a city out there and you have a moratorium against collective bargaining, guess what? You won’t after this bill passes.” Rep. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction, said the bill is “designed to promote unions.” “This is not a public safety bill. This is a union bill. Plain and simple,” Scott said. But Democrats say the bill does not take away local control, and that voters in those areas simply will have a chance to determine what is best for their communities. And they argue that firefighters should be able to negotiate matters pertaining to their own safety. “What are we afraid of here?” said Rep. Cherylin Peniston, D-Westminster. “Are we afraid of the professionals we hire to come and have a chance to say what it is they think will make their jobs better?” The bill also allows firefighters to participate more openly in the political process, which are either limited or prohibited by some municipalities. “Off duty and out of uniform, they are denied the right to participate in the political process,” said Rep. Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City. “You can’t even put a yard sign in your front yard for your favorite candidate. That’s not fair.” Democratic Sen. Lois Tochtrop of Thornton, the bill’s Senate sponsor, told Colorado Community Media that she doesn’t know whether Hickenlooper will sign her bill. But she believes that the current version is a good piece of legislation. “There’s been a lot of negotiations going on and we think this is one that will suit many people’s needs,” she said. “This bill concerns safety and this is going to go a long way to helping firefighters, so that they have a place at the table when it comes to safety issues.”

Stoned-driving limit stumbles Bill killed, but Republican plans to try amendment By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com A Senate panel on April 22 killed legislation that attempted to set a blood standard for being too stoned to drive. But lawmakers may still have an opportunity to put a driving-stoned limit on the books this legislative session. House Minority Leader Mark Waller, R-Colorado Springs, told Colorado Community Media that the House will still try to get a standard through that deals with driving while under the influence of marijuana. That effort will come in the form of an amendment to one of the bills dealing with the regulation of Amendment 64. “It will fit into one of those bills,” Waller

said. “The best way to do it would have been through legislation.” But that route is not possible now, after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 4-1 against moving House Bill 1114 forward, a bill that Waller sponsored in the House. The bill would have limited drivers to five nanograms per milliliter of blood for THC, marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient. But committee members expressed a number of concerns, such that the law might unfairly affect medical marijuana patients and whether the standard would lead to police enforcement issues over blood sampling. “I take it very seriously for people to drive impaired,” said Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud, who voted against the bill. “I also take it very seriously for the government to prosecute people who aren’t impaired.” Stoned-driving continues on Page 7

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the Bowles House. On Saturday, May 11, Linda Graybeal will present herself at Mahalia Bowles. “Mahalia was a tough woman, she had to be. She wasn’t cultured or refined, she even liked to smoke a pipe now and again,” Graybeal said. “She raised all of those kids in that house and her world view was survival. So I try to imagine what made this woman, who she was and what kept her going when I portray her.” On May 18, the Bowles House will display local quilts, and on May 25,

the Westminster Historical Society will present the Historical Preservation Award to a home owner or business owner who had made steps to preserve their historical home or business. Also on May 18, the historical society will honor those who have served in the military during “A Salute to the Military” event at the Westminster Grange, 3935 W. 73rd Ave. Local veterans are invited to attend and share their stories. For more information on the Bowles House 25th Anniversary call 303-426-5279.

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The Bowles House in Westminster was almost destroyed before becoming an historic site and museum. In 1981 the city of Westminster was going to destroy the Bowles House in a practiced burn, but a group of thirdgraders had another plan. “The students at Vista Grande Elementary School are the ones who really saved the museum,” said Linda Cherrington with the Westminster Historical Society. “Those kids wrote to the city, TV stations and newspapers asking to not burn down the house, but to restore it. They did a good thing.” The Bowles House property at 3924 W. 72nd Ave. was homesteaded by Edward Bruce Bowles in 1871. Edward Bowles married Mahalia Elizabeth Longan and was a horse breeder who rode in the Denver Pioneer Parade. Through the month of May, the Bowles House will celebrate its 25th Anniversary with special events and free museum tours. According to the National Register of Historic Places, the house was constructed between 1871 and 1876. The Bowles were the second permanent settlers in the Westminster area, and their family of nine children played an important role in the growth of the city. Since the restoration and official opening of the museum in 1988, the Bowles House has been a local historical landmark giving residents a glimpse into Westminster’s past. “Over the years we’ve grown a lot and now every room is filled up with furniture and other historical items from the Westminster area,” Cherrington said. “We’ve received so many donated items and now we will celebrate 25 years.” The month of events begins with a reception at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at

Voluntary water restrictions will continue for Northglenn residents and businesses.. The city council decided against creating mandatory water restrictions during an April 25 study session but will continue voluntary restrictions implemented last year and reassess the city’s water levels over the next few months. A city ordinance implemented last summer, which asked residents to refrain from watering their lawns and landscape areas between 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., is still in place and will be enforced after May 1. Under that ordinance, which began in July 2012, the city could fine residents who were wasting water or taking part in any activity that results in water running into the street at a steady flow. City spokesman Jason Rogers said

the city is also asking residents to take voluntary measures to reduce their water use by watering only two days a week during the coolest times of the day and checking indoor and outdoor plumbing areas for leaks. City Water Resource Administrator Tamara Moon said reduced snowpack levels combined with a dry summer and equally dry winter forced city staff to consider mandatory water restrictions. “I know it’s a difficult conversation to have and it’s a difficult sell for residents, but we think this is the proactive approach to make sure that regardless of what water situation is for next year — whether it is a wet, average, or dry year — the amount of water that we have in Standley Lake doesn’t put us in a sticky situation,” Moon said. “I think residents don’t like being told when they can water or how much they can water but I think it’s a matter of do we all have green lawns or do we have enough water for drinking and that kind of thing.” Moon said current statewide snow pack levels are at about 73 percent of the annual average and there is 17 percent less snow this year than there was at the same time last year. “The snowpack in the South Platte

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Minimalist has benefits Have you ever considered yourself to be a minimalist in any area of your life? Becoming a minimalist takes work and needs to be done in moderation, at least for me. For the past few years I have started the slow migration to becoming a minimalist. I have gone from carrying newspapers, magazines, books and a small Bible with me in my briefcase wherever I went, to downloading all of my reading materials onto an e-reader, and now have made the move to an iPad where I can store and access more from the cloud, including my music, notes, contacts, and all of my reading materials. The problem that I have is this: I really miss my “real books.” You know, the hardcover kind, the paperbacks and even the magazines. I do enjoy the simplicity of downloading a book or magazine, but I really miss the time I would spend in the bookstore. The bookstore for me was one of my favorite places, my sanctuary. I could spend hours browsing, reading, and getting lost in a book. I even enjoyed the smell of the books, and there is nothing like being in a place with thousands of new books. Here is the other problem I encountered while attempting to become a minimalist: too much access to too many things and too much information all in one location. Maybe it’s my lack of focus, but I am literally a less productive reader than when I was reading just one book at a time. So many people know that I am a voracious reader and recommend books for me to read. So I research the book, and if it sounds interesting I download it. Before I know it, I have left one book and moved on to another before finishing the first one. I convince myself that I will be back to finish the previous book, but it never happens. As a matter of fact, it only got worse. More people refer more books and I lose my self-control and download more books. The cycle repeats itself and I end up where I am today, partially through a half-dozen books. If I am to become a true minimalist when traveling, I have to discipline myself and limit myself to one active book at a time. And I like to write notes in the margins and highlight and underscore the text. I

know I can do that on my e-reader or iPad, but nowhere near as fast and as efficiently as I can with my pen and highlighters. Lastly, as I sit in my office and make calls, write proposals, write columns and coach clients, I can look at my bookshelf and see all the titles right in front of me in one location. My eyes can scan my shelves while talking on the phone and I can immediately pull a book off the shelf and look for the dog-eared pages or sticky-note tabs and find what I am looking for right at that moment of need. When I thought about boxing up all of my books and when I imagined the empty shelves with a lone ereader or iPad, I knew I had to find a happy medium and that going “all-in” with a digital solution was not the answer for me. So I am back to the bookstore, back to carrying one book with me in my bag, enjoying the feel of the book, the smell of the ink (It’s almost like that new-car smell, you know what I mean?), and the sound as I turn each page. And I also carry my iPad where I keep just a couple of active materials. I downloaded an awesome reference Bible and I use my reader for the magazines I enjoy and need to keep up with trends in my industry. How about you — are you a virtual reader or do you enjoy reading a book you can touch and feel? If you have mastered the minimalist challenge when it comes to reading, I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. I wish you all a better than good week. Michael Norton, a resident of Highlands Ranch, is the former president of the Zig Ziglar organization and CEO and founder of www.candogo.com

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Keep jobs at home, keep businesses at ease The Keep Jobs in Colorado Act appears to have considerable support as it passed the House Monday at the Statehouse. We appreciate suggested improvements touted by the act, House Bill 1292, co-sponsored by state Sen. Andy Kerr, D-Lakewood, but give pause to some of its measures long-term. We agree with Kerr that changes are needed in penalties for companies that do not meet a threshold of requiring 80 percent of all taxpayer-backed state project labor be conducted by Colorado workers. Kerr noted the 80 percent requirement has been on the books since 1933 but a jail penalty for non-complying company owners has not been enforced. We agree virtually every law should have teeth, so it makes sense to amend the law by replacing jail time with civil fees for violations and retooling the compliance process.

our view The Keep Jobs in Colorado Act also aims to: • Clamp down on outsourcing of jobs overseas in state contracts with beefed up disclosures on state contractors who use second-party vendors; • Provide stricter enforcement of out-of-state bid preferences to make sure Colorado companies have all legal advantages available; • Expand the so-called “best value” metrics related to in-state employment and domestically produced materials for contracts that are not co-mingled with federal funds; • Create a central tracking system for

Does government provide enough info on terrorism? The United States and its allies have been fighting the War on Terror since 2001 following the attacks on Sept. 11. The ongoing battle has been fought both on foreign and domestic soil. We asked local residents at Steamers Coffeehouse, 13771 W. 85th Drive in Arvada, if they think the information released by the government is beneficial.

”As a society, we demand more information, and because we demand more, people are put in harm’s way. I think we’ve lost sight of the No. 1 purpose of government and that’s to protect people, even in secrecy.” — Karen Levine, Arvada

”I think they give too much. They’re not just giving us information, but they’re giving terrorists information. Everything you see goes up online and can be seen by anyone.”

”There is too much because there are things that need to be kept secret and not let out for safety.” — Patty Petrozelli, Arvada

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some ways strengthen the state in the current challenging economic climate. The measures match the times, although it’s surely dicey work because making laws to regulate business — whether it’s incentives or tariffs or common taxes, and so on — will always be complicated and questionable to free market purists. For now, we support the general ideas, but long-term, we harbor reservations because the effort to stay local and secure jobs works against the pressing global marketplace and its competitive realities of comparative advantage — when one country can produce products or provide labor more efficiently than another. Given that the state employment rate decreased from about 8.2 percent a year ago to 7.1 percent last month, we’d like to see Colorado in a trend to entertain fewer laws that mean increased government protocols and processes for business.

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”I do think the government has things they have to keep secret for the safety of our military and CIA and things like that. You have to still trust the government to be wise with the citizens’ interest at heart with what they keep secret and what they release.” — Robin Alexander, Arvada

state projects — in practice tracking the most costly materials in public works projects, such as items made from iron, steel and related manufactured goods. In light of these values, we recognize the arguments of some Republicans and others that it can be a difficult process ensuring that projects involve Coloradobased materials. In one of our stories earlier this month, Rep. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction, stated flatly there is “no way in this free market system that everyone is going to be truthful.” Sad but true. Further we acknowledge it is highly problematic for contractors to know and document the sources of all materials. As for tracking payroll, that is not as much of a challenge, but more paperwork means increasing staff time and cost for contractors. Overall, the act’s key measures can in

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“Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” Remember “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” poem? Well, thankfully, we don’t have to be worried about our water supply for this summer in Westminster. Last week, Westminster City Council concurred with staff’s recommendation to implement voluntary watering restrictions. This means the city is asking residents to limit outdoor watering to two days a week between the hours of 7 p.m. and 10 a.m. And we are not to start watering until May 1.

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You may have previously read or heard that other area public water providers had already announced their restrictions earlier this year. Denver, Aurora, Thornton, Arvada and Broomfield have already imposed mandatory water consumption measures. Westminster was prudent to wait until the middle of April to have a better handle on the snowpack and water forecasts. March and April are our two wettest months and produce the most snowfall. Thus, these two months have an important impact on the level of snowmelt which public water providers can count on. As of April 15, when the city council discussed this year’s water picture, snowpack levels were better than a year ago — Berthoud Summit Snotel station at 84 percent of average versus 58 percent last year, and 81 percent of average at Loveland Snotel station versus 70 percent in 2012. And these figures do not include the recent wet snowstorms we have “enjoyed” in April.

VOLUNTARY PLAN PRODUCES SAVINGS

The voluntary water restrictions assume a savings of 2,300 acre feet if it is a hot summer. It is enough water to serve 4,600 single family homes for a year. This amount of savings without any penalties to the two days a week watering plan may be a little optimistic, but regardless the city has a safe margin of water. In fact, the city plans to lease 500 acre

feet of water to farmers, which is still decreed for agricultural use along with 200 acre feet to Hyland Hills for golf course irrigation. Westminster has a strong water rights portfolio of senior water rights in the Clear Creek Basin and a reasonable amount of raw water storage in Standley Lake. These two key factors and a strong water conservation mentality serve the community quite well. It is commendable that Westminster’s per capita water usage is 90 percent of the 2001 water consumption.

CONSERVATION DOES WORK

As part of the water conservation picture in Westminster, it is important to point out the early implementation of a “water conservation rate structure.” In the mid-1970s, Westminster abandoned the norm in water rate structures and imposed a tiered pricing structure whereby the more you used the higher the unit price became. This took away the previous practice used by all public water suppliers of rewarding users to waste water and not be diligent in their water “habits.” The inverted rate structure, which is still in effect today, saved 15 percent in water consumption right from the start. This “out of the box” policy thinking has helped keep water consumption down per household and has reduced the amount of water rights that Westminster would have needed to acquire. Conservation does work! Bill Christopher is former city manager of Westminster and used to represent District J on the RTD board of directors.

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and saw this bloodied person did the right thing, calling 911 and getting out of the line of fire.

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Now what? Let’s assume his injuries are not fatal and that he will start to cooperate in telling the authorities just how this all came about. And meantime you and I can only try to absorb and then be vigilant but not fearful in going about the world we know and love. Let’s pray for guidance and peace and let justice begin our healing process. Stay well, stay involved and stay tuned.

such a terrible thing to innocent fellow citizens in the marathon and then keep law enforcement and other bystanders in his line of fire?

What an ending

And to think of that younger brother running over his cornered older brother to get away. And to have it all end (or is it just beginning?) in a boat parked in the backyard of a home that was supposedly searched. Even then this kid just kept firing at the police as his blood was trickling out on the floor of the boat. The man who lifted that boat tarp

Vi June is past Democratic state representative for House District 35. She is a former mayor of Westminster and a former newspaper publisher. A Westminster resident for more than four decades, she and her husband, Bob, have five grown children and eight grandchildren.

Look for best ideas over right, wrong

One of the things that drives me crazy about our current political environment is the idea that if one guy is right, then the other guy has to be wrong, and vice versa. Political battles are no longer opportunities to take the good out of both ideas and enact them, but, rather, a “baby-or-the-bathwater” approach in which one side wins 100 200 percent, and the other side loses 100 e percent. This was oddly evident last weekhts end on the editorial pages of the Clear Denver Post. Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Cindy Stevenson co-authored er an editorial in favor of Sen. Mike Johnston’s, D-Denver, school fundhat ing bill (SB 213), while right next to s 90 it the founder of “End the Education n. Plantation,” John Conlin of Littleton, penned an editorial against it. One side yes, one side no, very c- little gray area. point The problem is both arguments er have merit, which the other side is loath to acknowledge. “No” points nout that the state spends more than es $10,000 per student currently — about the price of a good private education — and that SB 213 would the increase that funding to nearly ter $12,000 without changing the design water of the system. its.” “Yes,” on the other hand, points s still er “out keep old

those schools do best, and how those ideas can be spread to every school in the state. Study the best schools in the country that serve at-risk populations, and steal their ideas. Study the best earlyeducation programs in the world, and steal their ideas. Don’t just fund the system — fund the smartest system. Making every school in this state a “high performing” school may cost $1 billion, and we should commit to that price tag up front, should it be necessary. But we should also be open to the idea that it might not cost $1 billion, or that what it really requires is more commitment from families and communities, not wallets. I’m happy to commit to a billiondollar tax hike if I have confidence that every school and every child will be educated at a higher level. But that confidence is only going to come at the other end of a win-win process, not at the other end of what’s shaping up to be a typical, partisan political fight.

out that Colorado schools have had funding cut by $1.1 billion in the last four years, that the recent Lobato ruling held that Colorado school funding is “irrational, arbitrary, and severely underfunded,” and that, in spite of those cuts, the state has undertaken some pretty ambitious reforms. Or why not come from the view that public schools should be just as effective as private schools, but that it’s going to cost some money to make it happen. What if we did this: Start with Sen. Michael Johnston’s, D-Denver, $100 million “Innovation Fund,” and take two years with that money to start to figure out what new ideas make the most difference — then use them and fund them? I’d even start with a few thousand spent studying Twin Peaks Charter School and D’Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School — both identified as top schools in the country by national publications — and identify what

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Sen. Steve King, R-Grand Junction, the bill’s senate sponsor, was the only committee member to vote for the legislation. The bill had momentum going into the committee hearing. For starters, this year’s bill would have set a less stricter stoned-driving standard than in year’s past. And it breezed through the House on a 57-6 vote. “We didn’t see this coming at all,” Waller said of the bill’s demise in committee. “After talking with Senate leadership, I was under the impression it would pass.” The House minority leader said he was “incredibly disappointed” that the legislation did not pass, especially since the bill had been “watered-down in such a way to make it more palatable for everyone involved.” Now the plan is for the stoned-driving standard to be included in one of the omnibus bills that deal the regulation of Amendment 64 — the voter-approved measure that legalizes recreational marijuana use in Colorado. The legislature must pass Amendment 64 regulations this session, or it will be up to the Department of Revenue to put its own rules in place. Waller said the Amendment 64 Task Force would

have dealt with this issue originally, but it was determined that the standard was better dealt with through its own legislation. The first committee hearing dealing with one of the Amendment 64 bills was scheduled for April 24 prior to press time. Waller did not know which bill the stoned-driving amendment would be tacked on to, but said that it wouldn’t be difficult for it to be worked on in a day, in time for that hearing. Waller also said that if an amendment does get through the House, and that if it is somehow stripped during the legislative process, that he “is confident that a senator would be willing to bring (an amendment to the bill in that chamber).” If a stoned-driving standard does not prevail through an amendment, it would mark the fourth time that an effort of its kind has failed in the General Assembly. Eric Brown, spokesman for Gov. John Hickenlooper, said in an email that his office supports the bill, saying the legislation was “about improving public safety.” “We are disappointed it didn’t pass out of committee, and we plan to look for other ways to reintroduce the legislation this session,” Brown said.

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Northglenn to raze former union building By Darin Moriki

dmoriki@ourcoloradonews.com A vacant building adjacent to Malley Heights Shopping Center will be razed within the next few months to make room for new redevelopment opportunities. Northglenn City Council unanimously approved a resolution during its April 22 public meeting to open up the demolition bidding process of a 1,335-square-foot building at 11295 Washington St. in an effort to revitalize an area that is already undergoing change. “The building is not economical for adaptive reuse and should be demolished,” Northglenn Urban Renewal Authority (NURA) Director Debbie Tuttle said during an April 15 study session meeting

where the issue was considered. “To get up to code, the bottom line is that we would be spending a lot of money to do that.” Tuttle said the city acquired the property in January 2004 after the Littletonbased International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union sold the building for $290,000. The city then sold the property to NURA for $10 in May 2005, according to Adams County tax assessment records. The entire property, which is bordered by an Xcel Energy substation to the south and Malley Heights Shopping Center to the north, also includes about 14,000 squarefeet of land, which was purchased several years ago by the redevelopment authority for $206,000. In recent months, Tuttle said two prospective buyers have approached the redevelopment authority to purchase the property for a variety of uses. One of those buyers, the Knights of Columbus, is seeking to purchase 1.63 acres and build a 10,000 square-foot building on the property.

THORNTON POLICE BRIEFS First-degree motor vehicle theft: An officer was dispatched April 18 at 8:28 a.m. to the 12500 block of Bellaire Drive where a 24-year-old Thornton woman’s car was stolen. The vehicle was running and unattended. The officer spotted the vehicle just blocks away and contacted the suspect – a 25-year-old Thornton man. He was found to be in possession of two iPods and an iPod Nano. He was also found to have an unrelated warrant for his arrest. The man was processed and later transported to the Adams County jail. DUI, child abuse, failure to use turn signal, driving while license revoked: An

officer responded April 16 at 7:39 p.m. to a REDDI (Report Every Drunk Driver Immediately) report. As he approached the area of 1400 E. 89th Ave. and saw the suspect vehicle turn without a signal, the officer made contact with the driver, a 41-year-old Thornton man. The man had alcohol on his breath and failed a roadside maneuver test. He was taken into custody and found to have two active warrants for his arrest. He was processed and later transported to the Adams County jail. A 10-year-old boy and a 9-monthold girl who were in the vehicle at the time were released, unharmed, to their mother’s custody.

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Another buyer, a private target-shooting club, is seeking to purchase about 1.8 acres of land to build a 15,000 square-foot building and a shooting range for club members, local police departments, civic organizations, such as the Boy Scouts of America, and Adams County 4-H Club. In all, Tuttle said the target shooting club and indoor shooting range is estimated to generate about $500,000 in sales tax revenue to the city from the purchase of ammunition. Ward II Councilmember Joe Brown, Ward I Councilmember Carol Dodge and Mayor Joyce Downing said they were in favor of having the target shooting club purchase the property because it would satisfy a need for area residents. “I think that’s kind of a cool idea because I think that brings people into the city that may not necessarily come here, and I think it may go hand-in-hand if you leave that front area open for some restaurants or other type of retail down the line,” Carol Dodge said during the April 15 study session.

Ward I Councilmember Wayne Dodge, and Ward IV Councilmembers Kim Snetzinger and Gene Wieneke, however, spoke in favor of demolishing the building and leaving the property vacant for at least another year to see how neighboring redevelopment efforts pan out. “We have a new dynamic coming to Washington (Street) in the form of Walmart — they’re not that far away and there could be an impact since the building has been sitting on the property for a long time,” Wieneke said. “I would not go for the two proposals now because what they can generate for the city is very limited.” Ward II Councilmember Leslie Carrico agreed. “I don’t know why we wouldn’t want to leave this open to see what will happen with Malley Heights and how it will be reconfigured, restored, or renovated,” Carrico said. “Since it’s right next to the property, it makes more sense to keep it as a possibility there for revenue rather than place a non-profit or shooting range there.”

Bill to OK benefits during labor lockout disputes Workers could get payments during union labor disputes By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com Unemployment benefits for workers who are locked out from their jobs during labor disputes would be expanded under a bill that is moving through the Legislature. House Bill 1304 allows workers the ability to collect jobless benefits when they are involved in so-called “defensive” lockouts — where companies lock out employees who are part of a union that is already striking against another business entity in the same industry. The last time a defensive lockout occurred was in 1996, when Safeway workers were locked out after their union decided to strike against King Soopers. Unemployment benefits already are available to workers who are involved in an “offensive” lockout, a tactic that can be used by a company to gain leverage against a union when contract negotiations break down. Former Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter vetoed similar legislation in 2009. The bill passed the Democrat-controlled House on April 22 on a party-line vote of 37-

27, with one Republican member excused. Democratic Rep. Dominick Moreno of Commerce City, the bill’s sponsor, argued during a recent debate on the House floor that companies are the ones making the decision to lock out their employees, and that it’s only fair that their workers receive security when they’re not allowed to come to work. “What we’re saying is if you lock out your workers, if it’s not the fault of your employees, than they’re entitled to unemployment benefits,” Moreno said. Democrats also argued that Colorado is behind the rest of the nation on this issue, saying that 38 other states allow unemployment benefits for locked-out workers. But Republicans argue that by allowing workers in these situations to receive jobless benefits, labor unions would have the upper hand in negotiations. Rep. Spencer Swalm, R-Centennial, said the bill “would create another burden” for the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. He also said that the bill adversely affects businesses that must pay into that fund. “This is just another example of overreach that puts a target on businesses, when we should be encouraging business growth,” Swalm said. The bill now heads to the Senate.

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uying a new home is the most expensive purchase a person is likely to make in his or her lifetime. It also can be one of the more stressful. The Employee Relocation Council states that moving is the third most stressful event in life, following death and divorce. But a well-timed move can reduce stress and save money. Moving during certain times of the year can result in considerable savings. Moving during the summer, when children are out of school and the weather is nice, can make a move more manageable. Keep in mind that because late spring and summer are the peak moving seasons, they also tend to be more expensive. Many moving companies and truck rental agencies will charge a premium if you use their services during the summer. Furthermore, crews may change in the summer when students on vacation could fill in for regular, more experienced movers.

High prices are not only reserved for those who buy a new house during the spring and summer. Renters may find spring and summer is also the peak season for rentals. Many apartment managers can attest that the dates between June 2 and August 30 are quite busy in terms of apartment turnover. College students are more likely to move as soon as the academic year ends, and many landlords plan leases to expire in the summer months to ensure that re-renting places will be easier thanks to a flooded apartment market. According to Apartment Wiz, a Houston-based apartment locating service, although there might be greater apartment availability during the warm-weather months, it also means greater competition between prospective tenants. That greater competition can drive up prices. But apartments are harder to fill in the fall or at the onset of winter. That’s because

many people do not want the hassle of moving once school has started or the weather has chilled. Landlords who are stuck paying utilities and advertising fees for vacant apartments are far more likely to negotiate rent prices, lease terms and even security deposits during the winter in an effort to fill the apartment quickly. People sitting with homes on the market are also more likely to negotiate during cooler months when foot traffic has fizzled out. That can make shopping for a home in the fall advantageous to home buyers. Here are some other tips to reduce stress and save money when moving into a new home or apartment. • Move mid-week. Weekends are a prime time for truck rentals and moving companies. Pick a Tuesday or a Wednesday to move, and you’re much more likely to find an available moving service (even during peak mov-

ing months); you may even be able to negotiate a lower rate. • Pick a mid-month moving date. Many people move at the beginning of the month when leases are up or after mortgage payments are made. Fewer people move in the middle of the month, so you might find more affordable moving deals if you can wait a few extra weeks. • Schedule a fall or winter move. The American Moving and Storage Association says half of all moves occur during one-third of the year -- between the beginning of May and Labor Day. Beat the rush by moving outside of these dates. • Get an early start. Many people underestimate the amount of time it takes to actually move their belongings. Try to schedule a moving company to come very early in the morning to give you ample time to pack up the truck and unpack at your new home. ■ Metro Creative Services

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Saturday, April 27, 9 am @ 4 pm 2100 E. 114th Place, Northglenn, Backyard deck and patio Household goods, dishes, cookware, small appliances, home interiors, hand tools, power tools, garden tools, soda-shop chairs, patio & home furniture, lamps, books, games, 50 years of misc. treasures. South on Claude Court from 120th

Feed, Seed, Grain, Hay Horse hay for sale

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Garage Sales 7th Annual Bellbrook

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Misc. house and yard items, patio furniture, upright freezer. Saturday 4/27 9am-4pm 5685 West 37th Ave. Wheat Ridge 80212 Cash only please Moving Sale Friday & Saturday 26th and 27th 9-3 19758 Centerville Court Parker- Country Meadows Furniture, tables, bench, office furniture, bar & stools, lawn furniture, baking and kitchen supplies

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IN CHERRY KNOLLS Arapahoe Rd & E Nobles Rd 70+ Homes! May 3 & 4 SAVE THE DATE! NORTHGLENN UNITED CHURCH Annual Church, Garage & Bake Sale. Friday May 3rd 8am-4pm and Saturday May 4th 8am-3pm 10500 Grant Dr. Northglenn 80233

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Furniture Desk w/hutch & matching file drawer $175 Red upholstered office chair $25 (720)530-6412 Glass Dining Table w/black wrought iron base & 4 gray vynal matching chairs $99 (720)530-6412

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Miscellaneous Mini aerobic trampoline $20, New Char-broil infrared grill $200 1 yr old men's Schwinn 7 speed bike $100 1 yr old ladies Avalon 7 speed bike $50, Sewing machine never used $50 8 ft Werner aluminum ladder $50 Call 303 -954-8505 Ask about home accessories

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Autos for Sale 2000 A6 Audi Avant

Runs/Looks great 190,000 miles. Reduced $2000 for quick sale Marty (303)995-2995 Majestic Towing & Recovery, LLC 999 Vallejo Street, Denver, CO 80204 720-775-2702 Please be advised the following vehicle is for sale: 01. Gray Saturn Vin #163055

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sleeps 9! One Owner. Bunkhouse floor plan with master queen private bedroom, 3 bunks in the rear. Storage under bed, couch and dinette convert to beds. Kitchen dinette, storage and oven, refrigerator, sink, microwave, full tub/shower, foot flush toilet. Options include a/c, awning, jacks, TV antenna and cable hook up , gas/electric water heater and fridge, tub surround, outside shower. 720-425-5888 or s.coposky@gmail.com

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Adults with ADHD share experiences with condition then and now

Joseph Van Holbeck of Colorado Springs was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder when he was six years old. After about seven years of taking Ritalin, Van Holbeck, now 24, is off medication and finds other coping mechanisms to help him focus, including get extra energy out by staying active through working out and playing sports. Photo by Sara Van Cleve

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oseph Van Holbeck will walk across the stage May 11 at the University of Northern Colorado and receive his bachelor’s degree in human services — an achievement some people thought would be difficult for him. When Van Holbeck, now 24, was 6 years old he was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, called ADD at that time. “I was not doing well in school,” Van Holbeck said. “I was a little slower at learning things than other kids. First they thought I had special education issues, but it turned out I had (ADD) instead.” According to the most recent data available from the Center for Disease Control, 9.5 percent of children ages 4-17 — or 5.4 million youth between 4-17 years old — have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder since 2007. ADHD, a neurobehavioral disorder often diagnosed in children that persists into adulthood, often leads to symptoms such as having a hard time paying attention, being easily distracted from work or play, fidgeting and other symptoms. There are three types of ADHD — predominantly inattentive type, also referred to as ADD, which makes it hard for an individual to organize or finish

Focusing on the educational side of ADHD By Sara Van Cleve

svancleve@ourcoloradonews.com Nearly 10 percent of children in the United States are diagnosed with ADHD, so schools are learning how to adjust the classroom to help all children be successful. According to the Center for Disease Control, 9.5 percent of children 4-17 — or 5.4 million children — have been diagnosed with ADHD as of 2007. The number of parent-reported cases increased 22 percent from 2003-2007. When it comes to academics and ADHD there is a difference between a medical diagnosis and educational diagnosis, said Polly Ortiz-Lutz, Jefferson County Public Schools director of special education who is also a licensed school psychologist. “We don’t do medical diagnoses at schools,” Ortiz-Lutz said. “We look at characteristics that prevent them from being successful at school. The key is does it significantly interfere with both academic and social success. It does have to interfere with both of those.” When a child is suspected of having ADHD based on symptoms such as attention problems, over-activity and impulsiveness to the extent it interferes with academics, a multidisciplinary team works with the child and his parents to figure out how to best help him succeed, Ortiz-Lutz said. A team consisting of the school psychologist, social worker, teacher, special education teacher and others look at three areas to determine the condition’s pervasiveness — at home, at school and a task, pay attention to details or follow instructions and the person is easily distracted; predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type, with which the person fidgets and talks a lot, feels restless, interrupts, has trouble sitting for long periods of time and is more prone to accidents and injuries; and the combined type

in the community. “For kids, common things we look for are they are less attentive, more impulsive and more active,” Ortiz-Lutz said. “The difficult part of it is kids are kids. The active part we love, the creative part we love. They’re thinking outside of the box and have energy. That’s what young children do. We’re very cautious that we don’t put labels on kids when that is typical behavior.” Often, Ortiz-Lutz said, children with ADHD have average or above average IQs, but because of attention deficit, they don’t turn in work and don’t pay attention, making it difficult to get good grades. Because of rising levels of ADHD, which really have no one explanation according to Ortiz-Lutz, teachers are being trained on how to deal with and educate children with ADHD. “One of the things we always talk about is what we’re looking for is knowledge and skill acquisition, not production,” she said. “Teachers can look at the production of work differently, give them credit and praise them. They can show knowledge and skill acquisition in ways other than four pages of homework.” Most Jeffco children with ADHD stay in their core classroom settings instead of being pulled out to receive special assistance, and the classroom is modified to enhance their attention. For children that have tons of energy — a common characteristic of ADHD — schools provide small, non-distracting ways to let them get that energy out, improving their focus in the classroom. Examples include items they can play with, straws to chew on and wrapped bike

where symptoms of both are equally present in the person. After being diagnosed with ADD, Van Holbeck’s parents made the difficult decision to medicate him. “As a parent, you don’t want to put your child on medication, especially medication that has side effects,” said Carole Van

tubes between the legs of their desk to tap their feet on, Ortiz-Lutz said. Keeping children in their core classrooms helps them improve both work production and social skills, she said, and teachers have been trained to focus on positive behavior support plans, or PBSP. PBSP uses positive reinforcement instead of punishment to help children learn the appropriate behaviors. ADHD has a continuum of mild to severe symptoms, and children with more severe symptoms often need more support, she said. One of the biggest components to success is advocacy — from the child’s parents, healthcare providers, school officials and even the child. “We collaborate and consult with family and outside stakeholders supporting the child,” Ortiz-Lutz said. “The parent knows the child best and we collaborate with medical providers, the Jefferson Center for Mental Health, the Division of Youth Corrections, high schools. We’re not doing this in isolation.” As children age and matriculate into middle school and high school, they are taught to advocate for themselves. “We help them realize their uniqueness,” she said. “We show them it can be something positive. They are really creative kids, it just looks a little different than the kids sitting doing seat work easily. As they get into middle and high school, we really start teaching advocacy skills because they have to manage and understand ADHD and advocate for themselves.” ADHD often lasts into adulthood, but many children learn to cope and control their symptoms.

Holbeck, Joseph’s mother. Joseph was on Ritalin for about seven years and at that time there wasn’t time-released medication that many children take today, so he had to take the medication at scheduled times throughout the day. “There were highs and lows,” Carole said. “When he was in

school, he would take it. We made the decision when he was home not to take it and deal with the behaviors when he was at home … he would take it and be pretty good at school, but it would start to wear off usually by three in the afternoon and ADHD continues on Page 21

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Upcoming MNCC Connection Opportunities Your Metro North Chamber provides on-going opportunities for business professionals to connect with other business professionals and to have access to relevant information that impacts our communities.

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MNCC Business After Hours Event Thursday, May 2, 2013 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Village Tavern (1 W. FlatIron Cr., #100, Broomfield, CO 80021)

MNCC Ambassador Meeting Tuesday, May 14th from 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. which is a field trip to A Precious Child (557 Burbank St., Unit E, Broomfield, CO 80020)

MNCC BGA Meetings every Wednesday from 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. at the Chamber Office (14583 Orchard Pkwy., #300, Westminster, CO 80023)

MNCC Politics & Pints Event with Governor Hickenlooper Friday, May 10, 2013 from 3:30 – 6:00 p.m. at the Westin Westminster (10600 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, CO 80020)

MNCC Leadership Advisory Board (LAB) Meeting Tuesday, May 14th from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Chamber Office (14583 Orchard Pkwy., #300, Westminster, CO 80234)

MNCC Tuesday Leads Group from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Lone Star Steakhouse (237 E. 120th Ave., Thornton, CO 80023) MNCC Thursday Leads Group from 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. at Egg & I (885 Thornton Pkwy., Thornton, CO 80229)

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the five seats to be staggered. The current board will decide which district will receive the seat with the initial two-year term at the June 26 public hearing. In 2016, three commissioner seats — one of which will have the initial twoyear staggered term — will be up for election or re-election.

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• Tuesday, April 30, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.at the Margaret Carpenter Recreation Center, located at 11151 Colorado

Blvd. in Thornton; • Wednesday, May 22 and 6:30 p.m. June 26 at the Adams County Government Center, 4430 South Adams County Parkway in Brighton. • June 26 at the Adams County Government Center, 4430 South Adams County Parkway in Brighton. Proposed district maps can be seen at the Adams County Government Center at 4430 South Adams County Parkway in Brighton or by visiting www.adcogov.org. Residents may also submit written comments on the redistricting process to: Planning and Development Director Abel Montoya at amontoya@adcogov.org by May 15. For additional information, contact Abel Montoya at 720-523-6800.

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THURSDAY/APRIL 25

Night out A friends night out for adults with developmental disabilities is from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, April 25. Meet at FRIENDS Place, 555 Alter St., Suite 19E, Broomfield, and the group will head to the Madcap Comedy Theater to watch an improve show. The material is unscripted, clean, original and interactive. You must sign up no later than Monday, April 22, because tickets need to be purchased in advance. Contact Molly Coufal, Friends of Broomfield evening/social program director, at info@friendsofbroomfield. org or 303-404-0123 for information on costs and to register.

COMMUNITY COFFEE Join Rep. Tracy Kraft-

Tharp from 7-8 a.m. Thursday, April 25, at La Dolce Vita, 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Come chat about issues important to you. Community coffees are offered on the fourth Thursday of each month. They are free and open to all.

COMMUNITY COFFEE Join Rep. Tracy Kraft-

Tharp from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25 at Panera Bread, 10450 Town Center Drive, Westminster. Come chat about issues important to you. Community coffees are offered on the fourth Thursday of each month. They are free and open to all.

THURSDAY, FRIDAY, Sunday/April 25, 26, 28 Youth theater Northglenn Youth Theatre presents Alice in Wonderland at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m. Friday, April 26; at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at the D.L. Parsons Theatre, 11801 Community Center Drive. The journey of Alice through the mirror to the land of bizarre characters and strange “pretzel-logic” is retold in this ingenious adaptation with a great sense of farce and a loving touch of humanity. Sponsored by Scientific & Cultural Facilities District, Northglenn Arts & Humanities Foundation and the city of Northglenn. FRIDAY/APRIL 26

Friday cinema Living Water Spiritual Community hosts its Friday cinema night at 7 p.m. April 26. Enjoy an evening of connecting with others who support conscious change using the vehicle of film. Participate in discussions, sharing of viewpoints, life experiences, and a whole lot of fun. Popcorn and candy are available. Discussion will follow the feature presentation. Some films may have language or subject matter unsuitable for children. The church is at 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. Contact Kay Ford Johnsen at 720-9334964 or kayfordjohnsEn@aol.com.

FRIDAY, SUNDAY/APRIL 26, 28

Robin Hood Colorado ACTS presents a satellite homeschool class production of “Robin Hood,” presented by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Services. Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday, April 26, and 5 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at the Colorado ACTS Theater, 9460 W. 58th Ave., Arvada. Visit www.coloradoacts.org or call 303456-6772 for information and tickets.

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YOUR WEEK & MORE hosts the second annual Rocky Mountain Brass Band Festival at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at Mountain Range High School, 12500 Huron St., Westminster. The concert is free, thanks to a grant from the Adams County Scientific and Cultural Facilities District. All seats are general admission; the doors to the auditorium open at 3:30 p.m. Visit www.rockymountainbrassworks. org or contact us at RMBrassworks@live.com or 303-476-0560.

throughout Adams County in public areas such as parks, trails and landscaping around public buildings. The rocks are for public display and not for personal use. They must be donated to the Art Rocks Project. All supplies and instruction will be provided at these public painting events. The rocks will be distributed at a public event in August. Call 303-426-4114 or email to beckyesilver@aol.com to RSVP.

MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL Thornton High

Auditions The DJC Youth All-Stars is looking for 9th, 10th and 11th grade clarinet, tenor sax, trumpet, trombone, tuba, string bass and drum set players. Auditions are from 6:30-9 p.m. Sunday, April 14; from 11:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Sunday, April 21; and from 6:30-9 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at Flesher-Hinton Music Store, 3936 Tennyson St., Denver. Audition music and recording are posted at www.bandresourcesunlimited. com. Intermediate to advanced jazz experience necessary; weekly rehearsals are on Sundays. For information and audition scheduling, contact ecan11@msn.com or 303-328-7277.

School presents its first International Multicultural Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the school, 9351 Washington St. Learn about other countries’ cultures, food, habits and lives.

WALK TO school safely The Kidproof I Wanna Walk program is an active workshop that prepares kids ages 8-11 to walk to and from school safely without direct parental supervision. The class is offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Northglenn Recreation Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. Call 303-4508800 or go to www.northglenn.org/recxpress to register. PAINTBALL AS part of the Recreational Alternative Programming series, youth ages 11-18 can head to Blitz Paintball, where they will get 500 paintballs to take on the competition from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 27. Lunch will follow in the afternoon. Call 303-450-8800 or go to www.northglenn.org/recxpress to register. Meet at the Northglenn Recreation Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. BRASS BAND Rocky Mountain Brassworks will host the second annual Rocky Mountain Brass Band Festival at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Mountain Range High School, 12500 Huron St., Westminster. Because of a grant from the Adams County Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, this concert is free to the public. All seats are general admission; the doors to the auditorium will open at 3:30 p.m. AUDITION NOTICE Prairie Playhouse is having auditions from 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, for its upcoming production of “The Sound of Music.” No appointments needed; just show up during audition hours at Calvary Chapel, 161 E. Bridge St., Brighton. Prepare a short musical selection in style with the show; actors will sing accapella. Call backs are at noon, if needed, and are by appointment only. Rehearsals will start in May, and the show will be in September. For more details, visit http://www.prairieplayhouse. com/auditions. SATURDAY/APRIL 27, May 16, May 25 Art project Members of Palatteers Art Club will work with community members of all ages to paint rocks for its Art Rocks community art project. Rock painting will be done from 6-8 p.m. April 17 and May 16 at Northglenn United Methodist Church, 1605 W. 106th Ave., Northglenn; and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 27 and May 25 at Aar River Gallery, 3707 W. 73rd Ave. The painted rocks will be distributed

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he would have a crash afterwards and his behaviors would be difficult to deal with when he came down off the medication.” Joseph’s struggle with ADD had some teachers and doctors saying he might not graduate from high school. “When he got into kindergarten, he just couldn’t concentrate,” Carole said. “The decision to put him on Ritalin was difficult, but what a difference it made ... just between his work the week before and the week after.” Though the medication helped Joseph focus in the classroom, it changed him. “I remember it made me a zombie,” Joseph said. “It helped me focus, but at the same time it turned me into a boring, not very energetic kid — it took the kid of out of me to put it short.” At age 13, Joseph made the decision to no longer take his medication, and his parents supported his decision. “It was a struggle,” he said. “I didn’t do too well the first two or three years, but then after that I picked back up to where I was when I was (on the medication).” Joseph said he still has ADHD, but has learned to control it, focus and accomplish what he needs and wants. “I’m very good at controlling it now,” he said. “There are definitely days when I wake up and am in a bit more of a spaz mood than other days. I just exercise as much as I can

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Lifetree Café An exclusive filmed interview with Terri Roberts, mother of Amish schoolhouse shooter Charles Roberts, will be screened at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field Street in Arvada. On Oct. 2, 2006, Charles Roberts backed his truck up to the entrance of the West Nickel Mines School in Lancaster County, Pa., and barricaded himself inside. He shot 10 young Amish girls; five died. Roberts killed himself before police could enter the one-room schoolhouse. Roberts’ mother, who was working nearby at the time of the shootings, was embraced by the Amish community. Amish members stunned observers when they openly forgave the killer and his family. The Roberts family is not Amish. “Amazing Grace” will experience never-before-seen footage and hear from Roberts, who still lives among the families of the girls her son murdered. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversations about life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@ peacelutheran.net.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 1

Blood drive City of Westminster community blood drive is from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, inside Bonfils’ mobile bus at 4800 W. 92nd Ave., Westminster. For information, or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils.org

IRAQ TEN years after a U.S.-led invasion

toppled the government of Saddam Hussein, Iraq is still in the process of maintaining itself as a stable, self-governing nation. Since the U.S. military formally ended its mission in December 2011, Iraq has experienced an uptick in sectarian and ethnic violence. Join Active Minds from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at Keystone Place at

Legacy Ridge, 11180 Irving Drive, Westminster, as we look at the path for Iraq to stand on its own as well as the strategic role that the new Iraq plays in the region. The program is free. RSVP at 303-465-5600.

THURSDAY/MAY 2

Tree planting Sixth-grade students from Peck Elementary and the Arvada parks department will celebrate Arbor Day starting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 2, with their annual tree planting at the Oak Park pavilion, 10530 W. 64th Place, Arvada.

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Theater show Colorado ACTS presents a 12- to 18-year-old production of “Annie Get Your Gun” at 7 p.m. May 3-4, 10-11 at Colorado ACTS Theater, 9460 W. 58th Ave., Arvada. Call 303456-6772 or visit www.coloradoacts.org.

COMING SOON/MAY 3-5, 10-12

I Hate Hamlet Creative Revolution Theatre Company presents “I Hate Hamlet,” by Paul Rudnick, at 7 p.m. May 3-4 and 2 p.m. May 2-5; and at 7 p.m. May 10-11, and at 2 p.m. May 1112, at the Thornton Arts & Culture Center, 9209 Dorothy Blvd. Show is PG-13. Call 720-301-4439 or email creativerevolutiontheatre@gmail.com to purchase tickets. Visit www.creativerevolutiontheatre.org.

COMING SOON/MAY 3-19

Life X 3 11 Minutes Theatre Company presents “Life X 3” by Yasmina Reza. Do you believe in déjà vu, or just wish that we could have a do-over? Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, from May 3-19, at The Festival Playhouse, 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. Email jjj103125@gmail.com or call 720-333-3499 for reservations. Cash and checks only.

COMING SOON/MAY 4

Walk MS Join the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for Walk MS, its premier fundraising event, on Saturday, May 4, at Denver City Park, 2001 Steele St., Denver. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 9:30 a.m. Contact walkMScolorado.org for information, or call 303-698-7470 ext. 2.

5K RUN/WALK Chick-fil-A at Larkridge presents its fourth annual 5k Run/Walk and Kids Dash to benefit local nonprofit A Precious Child in order to help provide basic essentials for disadvantaged and displaced children in the Thornton area. The run starts at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at Chick-Fil-A at Larkridge, 16670 Washington St., Thornton. 5K WALK/RUN The Excel-erator is a profes-

sionally timed family-friendly 5K run/walk to promote physical fitness at Excel Academy in Arvada and the surrounding community. The fundraising event, which starts at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 4, will help with the purchase of playground equipment at Excel Academy, 11500 W. 84th Ave., Arvada. The event also will serve

‘It’s just an outlet for all that energy and getting all that energy out. I could do things like yoga or something like that, but it doesn’t have the energy and physicality to it.’ Joseph Van Holbeck and work my butt of wherever I can so I can get tired and not worry about having too much energy.”

Diagnosed as an adult

Like Joseph, Amie Robert, who was diagnosed with ADHD in 2009, said exercising and playing ice hockey helps her get her energy. “I notice I’m a totally different person when I play than when I don’t play,” Robert said. “It’s just an outlet for all that energy and getting all that energy out. I could do things like yoga or something like that, but it doesn’t have the energy and physicality to it.” Unlike Joseph though, Amie was in her 20s when she was diagnosed. “My mom always thought I was an active kid,” Robert said. “I was really smart and got good grades. I was never a troublemaker in school. I never thought anything about it. Looking back on it, I never paid attention in school and I was always doing homework in different classes

or when the teacher was teaching I’d work on something else.” Another common symptom of ADHD is being accident-prone, which Robert said described her childhood. “I had enough accidents and injuries to last a lifetime, which are still happening,” Robert said with a laugh. In 2007, Robert’s neighbor, who was a pharmacist, told her she exhibited signs of ADHD. “The way he said he caught it was we had competitions playing Jeopardy or Trivial Pursuit and he said, ‘We’d be playing the game and you’d be talking about this and this and 20 other things and then you’d circle back and answer the question and still kick our butts.’” Besides her high energy level, her neighbor believed her thought patterns hinted at ADHD. In 2009, Robert went to a psychiatrist and was officially diagnosed with ADHD. Two years later, she decided to start tak-

as a qualifying wave time for this year’s BolderBoulder. Visit http://www.runningguru.com/ EventInformation.asp?eID=Excel-erator2013 to register.

FIESTA COMMUNITY Reach Center sponsors its 9th annual El Día de los Niños Fiesta from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at Brighton High School, 360 S. 8th Ave., Brighton. The fiesta for all Adams County schoolchildren in grades kindergarten through eighth grade and includes a full-blown carnival with games and prizes, musical and dance performances, an art workshop and juried art contest, a large exhibition hall featuring community resources for parents and valuable prize drawings. More than 200 bicycle helmets and 500 new books will be given away. Attendance is free. YOGA WORKSHOP Want a fresh start with yoga? Deepen your practice with this workshop for people who have a working knowledge of basic yoga poses. Class is from 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Northglenn Recreation Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. This class focuses on inversions. For people ages 16 and older. Call 303-450-8800 or go to www. northglenn.org/recxpress to register. COMING SOON/MAY 5

Blood drive Immaculate Heart of Mary community blood drive is from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5, inside the Parish Center, 11385 Grant Drive, Northglenn. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils.org.

GODSPELL AUDITIONS Auditions for the Northglenn Players’ musical production of “Godspell” will take place Sunday, May 5, at the D.L. Parsons Theatre, 11801 Community Center Drive, Northglenn. Auditions are by appointment only for ages 18 and older. Actors should prepare a one to two-minute monologue, 16 bars from a contemporary comedic musical (accompanist provided – bring sheet music), a headshot and résumé. Call to schedule an appointment at 303-450-8785. Callbacks are from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, May 8. Performances will be July 19-27. COMING SOON/MAY 6-7

Landscape workshop A two-day landscape painting workshop led by instructor Cheryl St. John is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 6-7 at Countryside Rec Center, 10470 Oak St., Westminster. The workshop is sponsored by the North Metro Arts Alliance and is for artists working in oil or watercolor. For a registration form and more information on costs, call 303-426-4114 or email beckyesilver@aol.com.

COMING SOON/MAY 6, MAY 20

Gentle yoga Living Water Spiritual Community will offer gentle body-mind yoga for beginners and those managing chronic pain at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 6, and Monday, May 20, at 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. Bring a mat, blanket and water bottle. Email yogawithjammie@gmail. com.

ing medication so she could focus better while in graduate school, working toward a master’s degree in business strategy, while still maintaining a full-time job. “If I wasn’t going to graduate school, I probably wouldn’t be on medication,” she said. “Without medication, I would find I would fluctuate between days where I would get anything and everything accomplished and other days where it’d be like ‘Forget it, nothing’s getting done today.’” The medication has helped her focus on her studies with few side effects. “I haven’t had too many negative changes,” she said. “I don’t have the quick wit and sharp comebacks that I used to have. In that perspective, I’ve lost a little bit, but right now I feel like I’ve gained a lot more in that communication is better with my husband, the work environment is better — I’m not irritating everybody.” Robert doesn’t plan to stay on medication. After graduation she plans to phase off it and find other coping mechanisms, such as staying active. Robert said she doesn’t feel like there is a stigma against people with ADHD, but there are often negative reactions to the behaviors of ADHD, like not being able to sit still, lack of attention and other symptoms. Simple understanding can help someone with ADHD, Robert said. “Understanding where the behaviors come from and setting rules and boundaries and what’s acceptable within reason and what’s not would be a big help,” she said.

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Ralston Valley’s Madison Gomer competes in the girls’ high jump during the Maxine Ehrman Invitational held April 20 at the 5 Star North Stadium. Photos by Jonathan Maness

ralston Valley wins thornton invite Mountain Vista girls take second By Jonathan Maness

jmaness@ourcoloradonews.com WESTMINSTER - While the recent weather has proved problematic for most teams, it’s not been that way for the Ralston Valley track team. Both the Mustangs’ girls and boys team took first at the Maxine Ehrman Invitational, and Ralston Valley won a combined eight events. “We have a solid team and it is very young,” Ralston Valley girls coach Jeff Gomer said. “The weather has hurt us a great deal; our drop in time in events is well behind a normal season.” Leading the way for the Mustangs was Keenan Gibson, who took first in both the boys’ 100 and 200 meter dashes. In the 100, Gibson took first with a time of 11.29 seconds, edging out teammate Matt Hestera by 0.3 seconds. In the 200, he won with a time of 22.15 which was .27 faster than his seeding time. Ralston Valley also took first in the boys’ and girls’ 400 meter relays, the Mustangs also won the boys’ 800 meter relays. On the girls’ side, Alicia Thompson was first in the girls’ 800 meter run, edging out teammate Giulianna Vessa — who was second. Miranda Wiercinski won the girls’ long

jump and Hunter Price was first in the boys’ high jump. Price was also second in the long jump and triple jump. Legacy was also third on the girls’ side, Pomona was fourth, Mountain Range seventh, Skyview 12th, Thornton 13th, Northglenn 15th and Westminster 16th. On the boys side, Legacy was fourth, Thornton fifth, Pomona eighth, Mountain Range ninth, Westminster 13th and Northglenn 14th. Legacy’s Emma Gee was first in the 1600, while her teammate Melanie Nun won the 3200 and Megan Close took first in the 100 hurdles for the Lightning. Cassidy Loukatos of Mountain Range won the 200 and Autumn Gardner was first in the high jump for the Mustangs. Mountain Range’s girls 1600-relay team also took first. Pomona’s Hannah McClure was first in the shot put, and Kelsey Bishop won the discus throw. On the boys’ side, Legacy’s Matthew Drotar won the 400 and Connor Watkins was first in the pole vault. Thornton boys dominated the 3,200 with the top three placers. Sean Paiz was first, followed by Mario Vielma and Joshua Joseph. The Trojans also took first in the 3200 relay. Pomona’s Damian Lockhart was first in the shot put, while Northglenn’s Alex Garcia came in second in the discus throw. Skyview had two third-place finishes, Taytiana in the 100 hurdles and Laura Malacarne in the long jump.

Thornton’s Juray Thomas competes in the boys’ triple jump during the Maxine Ehrman Invitational held April 20 at the 5 Star North Stadium.

Weather proving challenging for local sports teams By Jonathan Maness

jmaness@ourcoloradonews.com THORNTON — Spring in Colorado is always entertaining, and for local sports teams the weather has been their biggest opponent. Over the previous two months local teams and schools have had to cancel, delay and reschedule games and events. There have more than 1,000 postponements and cancellations of prep games statewide, and the early week’s snowstorm added to the delays.

This late in the season most squads would be deep in their league schedules, but that hasn’t been the case this year. Standley Lake and Ralston Valley baseball each played its first game in the Jeffco League on April 20. The Gators twice had to reschedule their game against Arvada West. Other leagues have had more success getting games in this spring. Most of the Front Range League and Eastern Metro Athletic Conference teams have been able to get at least three league games in so far. But all squads have had to reschedule games. Not only has the weather been taxing

for games, it also has interfered with teams practice schedule. Many teams have had to resort to practicing indoors, which has been challenging since many don’t have an indoor facility. “Not having an all-weather facility full time makes it hard to keep up with the rest of the state,” Ralston Valley girls’ track and field coach Jeff Gomer said. Northglenn’s baseball team has had to practice indoors, and the Norse lost senior Zach Swanson for the year after he injured his ankle while running stairs during an indoor practice. Swanson’s loss will hurt Northglenn, but

the Norse have been able to start the season 7-4 overall and are 3-0 in the EMAC. “We’ve been inside for more practices than outside,” said Northglenn coach Hugo Garcia. Skyview girls soccer team, which is a perfect 10-0 this season, has had to postpone its matchup with Arvada twice — once in March, and again in April. The weather also postponed a swimming meet between Northglenn and Westminster on Apr. 9. It was rescheduled to Apr. 18. The teams non-varsity squads have taken a toll too, with many games and matchups not being replayed.

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Ralston Valley’s first baseman Dan Skipper tries to tag out Standley Lake’s Mike Maher during the two squads matchup on April 20. Photos by Jonathan Maness

Ralston Valley tops rival Standley Lake Skipper hits home run in victory By Jonathan Maness

jmaness@ourcoloradonews.com WESTMINSTER - While the cold weather has cooled off most squads, it hasn’t slowed down the red hot Ralston Valley Mustangs. The No. 6-ranked Mustangs edged Standley Lake 4-3 to open the Jeffco League with a victory and pickup their third consecutive win. “Standley Lake always gets up to play (us),” Ralston Valley coach Ronald Freehling said. “We have had some pretty good games over the past few years. I enjoy the rivalry.” Like most of the teams around Colorado, the Mustangs and Gators have had to battle the unpredictable Colorado weather

this spring. Before squaring off on Apr. 20 the two squads each had to deal with delays, Standley Lake was off for two weeks and Ralston Valley (8-4, 1-0 JL) was off for a week due to the weather. The Gators’ contest against Arvada West has been postponed twice and the Mustangs matchup against Bear Creek on Monday, April 22, was delayed due to the weather. “The weather pattern this spring is unparalleled and I cannot remember a season in my 20 years as a head coach that I have had so little outdoor time to practice baseball,” Freehling said. “It has impacted our ability to develop consistency in our daily practice routine which has led to inconsistent play.” Against Standley Lake (6-5 overall, 0-1 Jeffco League), the Mustangs got their bats going. First baseman Dan Skipper hit a home run and seven different players on the team had a hit.

Jake Griffith and Mitch Robinson each had a pair of hits, and Jacob Rivera scored the winning run in the sixth on a groundout by Daniel Jurney. “Our kids seem to know how to get up for big games and were not flat in this game,” Freehling said. “We know what’s at stake and have set high goals for ourselves.” Standley Lake stayed right with its rivals.

Seven Thornton athletes sign college letter Boothe, Thompson make RMAC Honor Roll By Jonathan Maness

jmaness@ourcoloradonews.com THORNTON - Seven Thornton athletes will be playing at the collegiate level next year. On Monday, the Trojans’ seven star athletes signed their letter of intent, led by star running back Keynan Huguley who signed with CSU Pueblo. Three other members from Thornton’s football team signed, including Isaiah Hardy at Adams State, Kailon Evans at Western State and Se’Vone Coleman Jones at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont. Regina Castaneda from Thornton’s girls basketball team signed with Missouri Valley College and Mario Vielma from the Trojans’ cross country team signed with Metro State.

BOOTHE, THOMPSON MAKE RMAC HONOR ROLL

Former Holy Family star Rachel Boothe and Westminster native Myndee Thompson made the RMAC softason

ball honor roll. Boothe is a sophomore outfielder at Colorado Mesa University, while Thompson is a sophomore shortstop for Fort Lewis College.

STREMEL SIGNS WITH HASTINGS COLLEGE

Mountain Range’s Alec Stremel signed with Hastings College. Stremel will get a baseball scholarship and also a merit scholarship from the Broncos.

MUSTANGS SECOND AT WINDSOR INVITE

Mountain Range girls’ tennis team took first at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, as well as No. 1 doubles to finish second at the Windsor Wizards Invite. Katie Kirby topped Windsor’s Ashlee Lemos to take first at No. 1 single, Kristen Kirby beat Windsor’s Hannah West at No. 2 singles and the No. 1 duo of Kawai Sibley and Erin Brooks topped Windsor’s Kelsi Kruger and Amanda Young to finish first. At No. 3 singles, Renee Phillips was second for the Mustangs. Legacy was seventh as a team and the duo of Jennifer Madison and Shaylie Margrave took first at No. 2 doubles.

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WOLVERINES STAY PERFECT

Skyview improved to 10-0 on the season after topping Vista PEAK Prep and Elizabeth. The Wolverines topped the Cardinals 1-0 on a Jazmyne Escobar on Apr. 18 and beat the Bisons 10-0 on Apr. 20.

Matt Fujinami, who went 2-3 in the game, got the Gators on the board with an RBI double in the opening inning. Jarrett Bott and Dylan Sherry also had RBIs for Standley Lake. Justin Seiwald, Henry Mistrot and Mike Maher all scored for the Gators. Jurney earned the win for Ralston Valley pitching seven innings and striking out three batters.

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TIGERS THIRD AT BROOMFIELD INVITE

Holy Family girls tennis team was third at the Broomfield Invitational, with the duo of Kelly Dempsey and Kailey Silverstein taking first at No. 3 doubles.

HAWKS’ GIRLS EIGHTH AT THE PATRIOT INVITE

Horizon girls’ track team was eighth at the George Washington Patriot Invitational, while the Hawks’ boys were 10th. Morgan Myers was third in the long jump and Josh Stamos was third in the 3200 meter run.

HORIZON FALLS TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN

The Hawks’ baseball team fell 14-8 to undefeated Rocky Mountain on Apr. 20. Horizon dropped to 3-6 overall and 1-2 in the Front Range League.

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